Vakulenko v Pennetta

Flavia Pennetta takes it, 11–1 on categories

Pennetta wins on sets won. Vakulenko’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Vakulenko 127 matches, Pennetta 713 matches.

• Pennetta averages 1.4 sets won a match to Vakulenko’s 1 (36% more).
• Pennetta averages 0.9 sets lost a match to Vakulenko’s 1.2.
• Pennetta has the better sets won %: 59.6 to Vakulenko’s 44.9.
• Winners’ edge: Pennetta’s team won 62%, Vakulenko’s team won 40% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Pennetta has 713 matches across 14 seasons, Vakulenko 127 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (grand slam titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.